Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-17
State News.
KNOX.

Solid foundations are being laid for the
Camden Wooden Factory with large blocks
of Hurricane granite. Three carding
machines have been received and more are
expected every day. President W. G Alden
and Superintendent Paunce are looking care
fully after the work Improvements seem to
be the order of the day in Camden. Many
of the stores and dwelling houses are receiv-
ing coats OF paint and other improvements
which bespeak the taste and thrift of our peo-
pie. People riding through Camden will not
say the place is going to decay. The block
occupied by Chas F. Hobbs and G. l. Fol-
lansbee & Co the old masonic building occu-
pied by Fred Lewis and Angie L FIVE, and
the Carleton. Norwood & Co. building occu
pied bv Carleton, Pascal & Co., have been
painted.
The Piper Packing Company. who leased
the plant here of Gen. C. P. Mattocks for
packing HOLSTERS this season, are verv busy.
The plant consists of wharves. factories, etc.
They employ at the present time Is men and
l6 women, s. j. Carver is manager. They
pack from 1900 to 5000 cans q day. This
week they will pack $4,000 cans. Four
schooners are employed to supply the facto-
ries. and receive Sill per hundred for lob
sters delivered on the wharf The company
make their own cans and boxes to sell to the
trade. Phey have factory at Rockport, but
are not operating it this summer. They ex
pect to pack 100 900 cans here this season.
They have 100 acres of corn now planted un.
der contract.
PENoBscor.
Marstou & Gorham of Bangor have a crew
of men at work at Mount Desert Ferry paint
ing the steamer Sebona and placing her in
prime condi ion for summer. She goes up
on the route between Bar Harbor and the
Ferry on Monday next
The body of George Cary, who was
drowned at the mouth of Passadumkeag
stream last week has not yet been re.
covered although the most urgent efforts
have been made. Hopes of recovering the
remains have been almost given up.
A large number of salmon are being taken
around Is.eboro the ishr rmen there having
unusually good luck with them. A Bangor
gentleman who had just returned from down
river reports sone excellent catches.
Much excitement is being caused in Lee
over cattle poisoning eases. Willard Knight
of that town turned three valuable cows into
his pastule few days ago, and they were
sick when driven home and died the next
day. 1t was found that they had been
poisoned but who did the work could not be
a, certained, says the Bangor Commercial.
A fifteen year old son of Freeman Croker
of VIM fell about one year ago and struck
the back of his head on q stone, making
him nearly blind. Through the kindness OF
the Maine Central officials, the boy was given
free pass to Portland where he is under
treatment at the Maine General Hospital and
his sight is nearly restored.
The Wing of Monday morning reports
Last evening Officer Fahey was informed
that the salooa OF Mr.. Felix Quinn, on Front
street, had been broken int) and he imme
diately started for the place and got there
Just rs the robbers who proved to be two
boys, were leaving. They saw the officer
and started eff on the run with the officer
after them. Near the Maine Central engine
house h captured one boy named Golden,
about thirteen years old, and took him to the
station. On going into the saloon it was
found that the safe which was not'locked had
been opened and hastily examined, but the
thieves had been fir ghteued away before the
money draw had been reached. The only
loss wss four cigars. THIS is not Golden's
frat ofense BY 40. means and he has . sen.